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Vitalijs Pavlovs

Vitalijs Pavlovs
Born (1989-06-17) June 17, 1989 (age 28)
Riga, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Right Wing/Centre
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams
Dinamo Riga
Colorado Eagles
National team  Latvia
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present

Vitalijs Pavlovs (born June 17, 1989) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Pavlos signed a two-year contract with Dinamo Riga on August 9, 2012 and made his debut on December 5, 2012, in a loss to Yugra. Pavlovs started the 2012–13 season with Jokipojat in Mestis, he had 6 goals and 8 assists in 19 games which is good for 3rd place in points inside the team.

Pavlovs was sanctioned by the International Olympics Committee for failing an anti-doping test in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. He tested positive for methylhexanamine, a banned stimulant found in certain food supplements.

On October 1, 2014, Pavlovs left Dinamo as a free agent to sign his first North American contract on a one-year deal with the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL.



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